Chapter 9 User Authentication
Figure 9.1 illustrates the RADIUS authentication procedure:
Figure 9.1 RADIUS Authentication Procedure
User attempts login
Local User
account
authenticated in
switch?
No
Authentication request sent to RADIUS Server
User name and
password
authenticated?
No
Authentication Reject
sent to switch
User cannot access switch embedded managegment
Yes
Yes
Perform
RADIUS CLI Commands
| In order to... | Use the following command... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Enable or disable authentication for | set radius authentication |
|
| the P460 switch. RADIUS |
|
|
| authentication is disabled by |
|
|
| default |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Set a primary or secondary | set radius authentication server |
|
| RADIUS server IP address |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Configure a character string to be | set radius authentication secret |
|
| used as a “shared secret” between |
|
|
| the switch and the RADIUS server. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58 | Avaya P460 Installation and Maintenance Guide |